Trump's Inauguration Security By The Numbers

Trending News: The Security For Trump's Inauguration Is Absolutely Insane

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Security at Donald Trump’s swearing in ceremony on Friday will be intense, as expected. CNN has a good breakdown of the operation by the numbers and guess what? It’s massive, complex and expensive.

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Policing a crowd expected to top an estimated 900,000 people (or will it?) is no small feat. But with 28,000 personnel on duty charged with doing just that, the people in charge with keeping them safe are sparing no effort or expense in ensuring that the day goes off incident-free.

Here’s an idea of what to expect if you are planning on heading to DC to take in the festivities:

More than 100 square blocks—around 2.7 square miles—will be sealed off from car traffic.

Personnel from the U.S. Secret Service, Coast Guard, TSA, FBI, Parks Police, Capitol Police, DC local police and cops from around the country will be on duty across the city.

99 groups of demonstrators, both pro- and anti-Trump, will be on site over the course of the weekend, including Saturday’s Women’s March On Washington, which is expected to draw over 200,000 people. Warm temperatures should lead to high turnouts.

There will also be a pro-marijuana demonstration organized by DCMJ, who will hand out 4,200 free joints ahead of the ceremony. The plan is to light up four minutes and 20 seconds into Trump’s speech. Clever!

Dump trucks and buses will be placed in strategic locations to block off large groups of pedestrians.

Ticketholders will be able to enter the cordoned-off seating area via six public checkpoints along the National Mall and Reflecting Pool.

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Will this be the tensest oath of office ceremony in recent memory?

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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said there is no specific, credible threat, but authorities are concentrating on thwarting any possible lone wolf attacks like those seen in Nice, France and Berlin, Germany last year.